Hose-supporter.



JOSEPH LAVIGNE, OF VVATERTOVVN, NEW YORK.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 675,394, dated June 4,1901.

Application filed March 7, 1901. Serial No. 50,234. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH LAVIGNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Watertown, in the county of Jefferson and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose Supporters;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being badto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hose-fasteners,and especially to a spring-actuated fastener the jaws of which are madeof a single piece of metal, the edge of the plate being bent at rightangles to the jaws and between which the pivotal means is carried forholding the jaws in a clamping relation.

My invention will be hereinafter more fully described and thenspecifically defined in the appended claims, and is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference markedthereon, form a part of this application, and in which drawings similarletters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hose-supporter, showingthe jaws held together. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the jaws open.Fig. 3 is a central sectional view through the fastener; and Fig. 4 is adetail view showing the shape of the blank forming the jaws and beforebeing bent to form jaws, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a sheet of metal having wings A, which when the fastener iscompleted form its sides. The ends of the plate are formed with teeth,as usual in fasteners of this type, the spaces between the free ends ofsaid wings and the edges of the plate being provided, so as to allowroom for the edge of the hose, which is clamped by the jaws. To the freeapertured ends of said wings is pivoteda buckling member B, having lugsB, and to said lugs are pivoted the apertured lugs C, which are integralwith the j aw-holding plate 0. These lugs C are bent at right angles tothe length of the plate of which they are a part and are journaled onthe lugs B. On the inner edge of said plate 0 are hooks D, which areadapted to engage and hold the inner edge of the plate 0 to one of saidjaws, the hooks entering the apertures in the jaw adjacent to its teeth,as shown in the drawings.

To force the jaws together into a clamping relation, the operator merelypresses down on the plate 0, which will cause the jaws to come together.Further pressure on said plate 0 after the teeth of the jaws are broughtinto intermesh with one another will cause the member 13 to buckle, sothat lugs Owill contact with the free ends of said wings and theclamping ends of the jaws, as illustrated in the view showing the jawsheld together.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A hose-supporter, consisting of a plate of metal bent to formclamping-jaws, integral wings on said plate at right angles to the facethereof with spaces intervening between corresponding ends of said wingsand the edges of the plate, a buckling member pivoted at its ends, andadjacent to its longitudinal edge, to the ends of said wings, and aclamp-engaging plate having angled ears which are pivoted to the ends ofsaid buckling member, and hooked to one of said clamping-jaws, as setforth.

2. A hose-supporter, consisting of a piece of metal bent to form twoclamping-jaws with integral wings on the edges thereof, a bucklingmember pivoted at its ends adjacent to one of its longitudinal edges, tosaid wings, a plate 0 having angled ears which are pivoted to the endsof said buckling member near its opposite longitudinal edge, and hooks Don said plate which engage apertures in one of said jaws adjacent to itsclamping edge, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH LAVIGNE.

Witnesses:

E. L. HUTCHINGS, FRANK WURZEL.

